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Social Psychology
  • Level Foundation
  • المدة 38 ساعات hours
  • الطبع بواسطة Wesleyan University
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Ever wonder why people do what they do? This course—which includes more than $1,000 of video and reading materials—offers some answers based on the latest research from social psychology. Students taking the course for a Certificate will also receive free membership in Social Psychology Network (SocialPsychology.org). COURSE DESCRIPTION FROM PROFESSOR PLOUS: Each of us is dealt a different hand in life, but we all face similar questions when it comes to human behavior: What leads us to like one person and dislike another? How do conflicts and prejudices develop, and how can they be reduced? Can psychological research help protect the environment, and if so, how? This course offers a brief introduction to classic and contemporary social psychology, covering topics such as decision making, persuasion, group behavior, personal attraction, and factors that promote health and well-being. Our focus will be on surprising, entertaining, and intriguing research findings that are easy to apply in daily life. The course will also draw from the websites of Social Psychology Network, the world's largest online community devoted to social psychology. I hope you'll join me for this course, have fun, and learn some useful information that enriches your life.

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Please Watch and Read BEFORE Beginning the Course!

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1 Videos

  • Quick Course Overview

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  • How the Course Works

Getting Started

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    • 3 Readings
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2 Videos

  • Lecture 1.1: Welcome, Social Psychers!
  • Lecture 1.2: Course Logistics: Some Rules of the Road

3 Readings

  • Lecture 1.1: Further Readings and Viewings (optional)
  • Lecture 1.2: Further Readings and Viewings (optional)
  • Reading 1.1 - Introducing Social Psychology

What Is Social Psychology Network?

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    • 3 Readings
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  • Lecture 1.3: Tour of Social Psychology Network and Invitation to Join

3 Readings

  • Lecture 1.3: Further Readings and Viewings (optional)
  • How to Join Social Psychology Network
  • Editing Your SPN Member Page

Take the SNAPSHOT QUIZ

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2 Assignment

  • Snapshot Quiz, Part 1: Complete before Lecture 1.4
  • Snapshot Quiz, Part 2: Complete before Lecture 1.4

Social Perceptions and Misperceptions

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    • 7 Readings
    • 1 Assignment
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1 Assignment

  • Assignment #1: The Random Assignment Assignment

5 Videos

  • Lecture 1.4: The Psychological Construction of Reality
  • Lecture 1.5: Confirmation Bias
  • Lecture 1.6: Self-Fulfilling Prophecies
  • Lecture 1.7: Thin Slices: Social Judgments in the Blink of an Eye
  • Lecture 1.8: What Other People Think of You

7 Readings

  • Lecture 1.4: Further Readings and Viewings (optional)
  • Lecture 1.5: Further Readings and Viewings (optional)
  • Lecture 1.6: Further Readings and Viewings (optional)
  • Random Assignment Assignment FAQ
  • Lecture 1.7: Further Readings and Viewings (optional)
  • Lecture 1.8: Further Readings and Viewings (optional)
  • Bonus Reading 1.1 - On Being Sane in Insane Places

How We See Ourselves and Others

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    • 5 Readings
    • 1 PeerReview
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1 Peer Review

  • Assignment #2: What Social Impression Do You Make?

3 Videos

  • Lecture 2.1: Attribution Theory: The Whys and Wherefores of Behavior
  • Lecture 2.2: Some Twists and Turns When Explaining Behavior
  • Lecture 2.3: Is the Attitude Bone Connected to the Behavior Bone?

5 Readings

  • Lecture 2.1: Further Readings and Viewings (optional)
  • Reading 2.1 - The Self in a Social World
  • Lecture 2.2: Further Readings and Viewings (optional)
  • Lecture 2.3: Further Readings and Viewings (optional)
  • Peer Assessment FAQ

Cognitive Dissonance

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    • 2 Readings
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3 Videos

  • Lecture 2.4: Cognitive Dissonance and Self-Perception
  • Lecture 2.5: Two Flavors of Dissonance: Vanilla and Earthworm
  • Bonus Video 2.1: A Conversation with Elliot Aronson

2 Readings

  • Lecture 2.4: Further Readings and Viewings (optional)
  • Lecture 2.5: Further Readings and Viewings (optional)

The Science of Persuasion and Social Influence

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    • 5 Readings
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3 Videos

  • Lecture 2.6: How to Be Persuasive
  • Lecture 2.7: Secrets from the Science of Persuasion (Guest Lecture)
  • Lecture 2.8: The Ins and Outs of Social Influence

5 Readings

  • Lecture 2.6: Further Readings and Viewings (optional)
  • Reading 2.2 - Two Routes to Attitude Change
  • Lecture 2.7: Further Readings and Viewings (optional)
  • Lecture 2.8: Further Readings and Viewings (optional)
  • Reading 2.3 - Crafting Normative Messages to Protect the Environment

Obedience to Authority

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    • 5 Readings
    • 1 PeerReview
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1 Peer Review

  • Assignment #3: Post Some Questions or Comments

5 Videos

  • Lecture 3.1: Obedience to Authority (Part 1: Watch Before Milgram Video)
  • Assigned Video 3.1: Obedience (Stanley Milgram's Classic Documentary)
  • Lecture 3.2: Obedience to Authority (Part 2: Watch After Milgram Video)
  • Bonus Video 3.1: Stanley Milgram Discusses His Electric Shock Generator
  • Bonus Video 3.2: What Was Stanley Milgram Like?

5 Readings

  • Lecture 3.1: Further Readings and Viewings (optional)
  • Reading 3.1 - Social Beliefs and Judgments
  • Lecture 3.2: Further Readings and Viewings (optional)
  • Reading 3.2 - Replicating Milgram: Would People Still Obey Today?
  • Bonus Reading 3.1 - How Nice People Get Corrupted

Group Pressure and Conformity

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    • 3 Readings
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2 Videos

  • Lecture 3.3: Group Pressure and Conformity (Part 1)
  • Lecture 3.4: Group Pressure and Conformity (Part 2)

3 Readings

  • Lecture 3.3: Further Readings and Viewings (optional)
  • Lecture 3.4: Further Readings and Viewings (optional)
  • Bonus Reading 3.2 - Opinions and Social Pressure

The Dark Side of Deindividuation

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    • 3 Readings
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3 Videos

  • Lecture 3.5: The Dark Side of Deindividuation (Part 1: Watch Before Quiet Rage)
  • Assigned Video 3.2: Quiet Rage: The Stanford Prison Experiment
  • Lecture 3.6: The Dark Side of Deindividuation (Part 2: Watch After Quiet Rage)

3 Readings

  • Lecture 3.5: Further Readings and Viewings (optional)
  • Lecture 3.6: Further Readings and Viewings (optional)
  • Bonus Reading 3.3 - The SPE: Ethics and Extensions

Group Performance

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    • 4 Readings
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2 Videos

  • Lecture 4.1: Group Dynamics and the Abilene Paradox
  • Assigned Video 4.1: The Abilene Paradox

4 Readings

  • Lecture 4.1: Further Readings and Viewings (optional)
  • Reading 4.1 - Many Hands Make Diminished Responsibility
  • Bonus Reading 4.1 - Doing Together What We Would Not Do Alone
  • Reading 4.2 - How Groups Intensify Decisions

Prejudice, Stereotyping, and Intergroup Biases

    • 5 Videos
    • 4 Readings
    • 1 PeerReview
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1 Peer Review

  • Assignment #4: The Diet & Lifestyle Choices Interview

5 Videos

  • Lecture 4.2: How Categorical Thinking Gives Rise to Prejudice
  • Assigned Video 4.2: Race: The Power of an Illusion
  • Assigned Video 4.3: Middle Sexes: Redefining He and She
  • Lecture 4.3: The Minimal Group: From Dots to Discrimination in 60 Seconds
  • Lecture 4.4: When Intergroup Biases Don't Feel Like Biases

4 Readings

  • Lecture 4.2: Further Readings and Viewings (optional)
  • Lecture 4.3: Further Readings and Viewings (optional)
  • Reading 4.3 - Psychology of Prejudice, Stereotyping, and Discrimination
  • Lecture 4.4: Further Readings and Viewings (optional)

Optional Bonus Materials You Might Find Interesting

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    • 4 Readings
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2 Videos

  • Bonus Video 5.1: Experiments in Change Blindness
  • Bonus Video 5.2: Hangout with Philip G. Zimbardo

4 Readings

  • Bonus Reading 5.1 - Cyranoids
  • Bonus Audio 5.1: Buzzer
  • Bonus Audio 5.2: Stereotypes Drive Perceptions of Race
  • Bonus Reading 5.2 - How Social Status Shapes Race

Helping Those in Need

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    • 2 Readings
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  • Lecture 6.1: Bystander Intervention in Emergencies

2 Readings

  • Lecture 6.1: Further Readings and Viewings (optional)
  • Reading 6.1 - When Do People Help?

Aggression, Violence, and Terrorism

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    • 6 Readings
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2 Videos

  • Lecture 6.2: The Triggers of Aggression
  • Lecture 6.3: Countering Terrorism: Is Psychology Mightier Than the Sword?

6 Readings

  • Lecture 6.2: Further Readings and Viewings (optional)
  • Reading 6.2 - The Nature and Nurture of Aggression
  • Bonus Reading 6.1 - Heat and Violence
  • Lecture 6.3: Further Readings and Viewings (optional)
  • Reading 6.3 - Causes of Conflict
  • Bonus Reading 6.2 - How Social Science Can Reduce Terrorism

Peace and Sustainable Living

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    • 3 Readings
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2 Videos

  • Lecture 6.4: Halting the Lions of War by Taking the Third Side
  • Lecture 6.5: Israel and Iran: A Love Story?

3 Readings

  • Lecture 6.4: Further Readings and Viewings (optional)
  • Lecture 6.5: Further Readings and Viewings (optional)
  • Bonus Reading 6.3 - Psychology of Climate Change Communication

Life Experiment: Be As Compassionate As Possible for 24 Hours

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    • 1 Readings
    • 1 PeerReview
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1 Peer Review

  • Assignment #5: The Day of Compassion

2 Videos

  • Lecture 6.6: The Day of Compassion
  • Bonus Video 6.1: The Day of Compassion Award

1 Readings

  • Lecture 6.6: Further Readings and Viewings (optional)

Earn a Certificate with Honors

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  • Honors Assignment: Small Group Discussion (Quiz)

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  • Honors Assignment: Small-Group Discussion

Tips on Leading a Happy Life

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  • Lecture 7.1: Is Empathy a Magic Bullet?
  • Assigned Video 7.1: This Emotional Life: Understanding Happiness
  • Lecture 7.2: How to Buy Happiness

2 Readings

  • Lecture 7.1: Further Readings and Viewings (optional)
  • Lecture 7.2: Further Readings and Viewings (optional)

Romance Is in the Air

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  • Lecture 7.3: Romantic Attraction and Close Relationships

2 Readings

  • Lecture 7.3: Further Readings and Viewings (optional)
  • Reading 7.1 - Who Likes Whom?

Concluding Lecture and Bonus Videos

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  • Lecture 7.4: Concluding Remarks: Where to Go From Here
  • Bonus Video 7.1: Hangout with Mahzarin Banaji
  • Bonus Video 7.2: Hangout with Daniel Gilbert

1 Readings

  • Lecture 7.4: Further Readings and Viewings (optional)

Take the Final Exam

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1 Assignment

  • Take the Exam Now

2 Readings

  • Final Exam FAQ
  • Social Psychology Glossary (Study Aid)

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Discover the fascinating world of human behavior with the "Social Psychology" course led by Professor Plous. Ideal for those interested in personal development, this comprehensive program offers insights into decision making, persuasion, and group behavior. Enroll to access $1,000 worth of video and reading materials, and gain free membership in the Social Psychology Network. Available on Coursera, the course spans 2280 minutes and offers flexible subscription options. Perfect for beginners eager to apply intriguing research findings in daily life.

Scott Plous
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Scott Plous